List of Popular Baby Names Taken from MCU Marvel Characters as Gathered Between 2017 and 2018

There’s just no denying how big an impact Disney, through Marvel Studios, has had on the global cinema box office through its gigantic Marvel Cinematic Universe. Through film, television, internet and even print media, its presence was ubiquitous; its films, now averaging two a year, are almost always certified blockbusters.

One indicator of how well entrenched the MCU was in the public consciousness was in how it has influenced the most popular names given to newborn babies in recent years. From a 2017-2018 period, the Social Security Administration collected data on the 1,000 most popular baby names in the US.

If you haven’t figured it out yet, said name list has some prominent places for names taken from Marvel characters, specifically ones that have appeared on the MCU. Here’s a list of the top MCU baby names for your consideration:

Quill (15 boys, 5 girls) – from Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) of the Guardians of the Galaxy films and Avengers: Infinity War

Drax (11 boys) – from Drax “the Destroyer” (Dave Bautista) as appearing in the same films as above

Nebula (10 girls) – from Nebula (Karen Gillan) as appearing in the same films as the above two

Hawkeye (6 boys) – from Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) as seen in Thor (cameo), the first two Avengers films and Captain America: Civil War

There’s actually one other high ranking Marvel name, though it’s an odd one out due to it coming from 20th Century Fox’s X-Men film universe; the name? Wade as in Wade Wilson/Deadpool, given to 899 newborn baby boys from 2017 to 2018.